Talia fell under a spell...Jack broke the curse.
I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic...read full description
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Feb 11, 2012
Jemimah Abigail
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Feb 07, 2009
Diana
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Flinn's Beastly is one of my favorite fairy tale re-imaginings and her issue driven books like Breathing Underwater, which I wish every judge dealing with dating or relationship violence would make every kid who appears in front of the bench read, are always good. However, I wasn't expecting a lot out of a re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty. This page turner starts with Talia, the over-protected Princess of Euphrasia, falling into a 300 year sleep after pricking her finger on a spindle. In the pres
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Nov 28, 2010
Anne
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Talia is a spoiled brat, AKA princess, who disobeyed her parents’ warning three hundred years ago, touched a spindle, and sent her country into a three century comatose state. Jack is slacker—stuck on a European tour, sick of museums, and intent on finding the beach. Instead he finds Talia, kisses her, and winds up with Her Royal Highness in tow on a fast getaway from the dungeon and a quick flight to Miami.
Not exactly a match made in a fairy tale.
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Mar 24, 2009
Jennifer
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When Jack escaped for the summer on a trip around Europe, he never dreamed he would be pulled into a real-life fairy tale.
His main goal in agreeing to the numbingly dull tour of European museums was to avoid an even more boring summer working in his father's company. Both his father and mother think he is a lazy slacker without any real interests. What they don't know is that Jack has an interest, More...
When Jack escaped for the summer on a trip around Europe, he never dreamed he would be pulled into a real-life fairy tale.
His main goal in agreeing to the numbingly dull tour of European museums was to avoid an even more boring summer working in his father's company. Both his father and mother think he is a lazy slacker without any real interests. What they don't know is that Jack has an interest, More...
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Jan 04, 2012
Charlotte
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Well out of all her books, this has to be my favorite one. It is based on the tale of sleeping beauty and yet it has been twisted into a modern conception which you would only imagine to happen. I loved the story and the way this piece was worded and put together because it was evident that a lot of imagination was taken and used to form this write. What I liked was the way in which the princess was shown and painted within the readers mind. In the Disney version she is pretty, sweet and conside
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Dec 20, 2011
Kim
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Not a bad little fairytale reimagining. There are a lot of problems with Sleeping Beauty as a story in general. A sentence of death of an innocent child for the mere offense of not being invited to a party is a hard to swallow villain motivation. Our heroine does nothing but fails not to touch a spindle and fall asleep. Our hero does nothing but kiss her and whisk her away into a marriage that a modern audience can hardly accept as having a possibility for "happiness."
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Nov 27, 2011
Andrea
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This book was on display next to a book I wanted. I picked this solely for its cover, and was happy to find it to be very entertaining.
It is a modern tale of Sleeping Beauty (well, modern in that it ends now, it started 300 years ago when Princess Talia pricked her finger on a spindle and her father's kingdom was put to sleep awaiting Talia's "true love's kiss").
This snippet from the jacket gives you a taste of the characters:
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It is a modern tale of Sleeping Beauty (well, modern in that it ends now, it started 300 years ago when Princess Talia pricked her finger on a spindle and her father's kingdom was put to sleep awaiting Talia's "true love's kiss").
This snippet from the jacket gives you a taste of the characters:
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Nov 27, 2011
Emma
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When I recieved this book from my aunt, I was skeptical. Normally, I don't read romance. Then, after the first page i found myself addicted. I finished all 370 pages in less than a day. It is a new take on the story of Sleeping Beauty, and it follows the beautiful princess Talia, and the boy who wakes her from a 300 year long sleep, Jack.
In the story, Jack escapes his boring tour group in Europe, and stumbles upon the sleeping town of Euphrasia. There he finds Talia, and when he kisses he More...
In the story, Jack escapes his boring tour group in Europe, and stumbles upon the sleeping town of Euphrasia. There he finds Talia, and when he kisses he More...
Nov 11, 2011
Cemara
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So I knew the story sounds familiar when I read the back of the review. I followed along with the story and Alex Flinn really did put her thought with the twists and turns in the book. First of all, there's Princess Talia. She is a princess living in the sixteenth century in a kingdom called Euphrasia. Her whole life, she's been protected from a curse set upon her by an evil witch called Malvolia. It is set that on her 16th birthday, she would prick her finger on a spindle. So ever since she was
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Oct 10, 2011
Jeanne
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This Sleeping Beauty story takes place in modern times. Or, well, continues -- three hundred years after it begins -- in modern times. I like the bits of reality given to the story. It's a made-up place but situated in real geography. There's a nod to the traditional tale in Talia's second name, Aurora. No Prince Charming (or Desire), Jack's just looking for something not boring to do when he stumbles through the thick brambles that surround the sleeping country. He kisses Talia and everyon
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Oct 05, 2011
Lisa
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3 and a half stars.
This was a fun read. Everything about it was okay. It's one of those books that you can easily get sucked into. Which can be nice now and then. It's not exactly that memorable though. It's just fun, a little bit cute and sweet.
It doesn't have tons of depth. It's a standard romantic tale. In fact, it's based on the tale of "Sleeping Beauty" but set in the present. Talia is a princess who has been told her whole life that she cannot touch a spindle More...
This was a fun read. Everything about it was okay. It's one of those books that you can easily get sucked into. Which can be nice now and then. It's not exactly that memorable though. It's just fun, a little bit cute and sweet.
It doesn't have tons of depth. It's a standard romantic tale. In fact, it's based on the tale of "Sleeping Beauty" but set in the present. Talia is a princess who has been told her whole life that she cannot touch a spindle More...
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Oct 01, 2011
Michelle
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Arinda's teacher recommended this book to the students in her junior high popular literature class. I liked most of it. There were some nice comments on our society. I think the author was trying so hard to make the character dynamic--changing them for the better--that the changes didn't seem natural or believable. Jack is the hero who is a real jerk and only discovers Princess Talia because he is skipping out on the tour. Talia is a real brat who is unkind to so many people and only wants to le
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Sep 01, 2011
Katieeoh
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If you are a big fan of Beastly, which is made also by Alex Flinn, then you would love this another great book of hers. I just read this overnight and I think its the first time I read that fast, or maybe its because the book isn’t that thick at all. I love this book, I’ll rate it 5 stars. I’m a big fan of fairytale stories since I was little, like I re watch all Disney princesses movies all the time and now that I’m older, I watch it again! Sometimes with my little cousins who loves and adores
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Aug 21, 2011
Theresadan
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A Kiss in Time is loosely based on the story of Sleeping Beauty. It was published by Harper Teen in April of 2010 and had 400 pages.
Synopsis: An agreeable, fluffy expansion of "Sleeping Beauty," this novel conflates the traditional story with that of an American teenage boy. Talia (the princess) has the world's most overprotective parents—not without reason, of course. Seventeen-year-old Jack's parents think about him only when they are criticizing him. When he awakens Tal More...
Synopsis: An agreeable, fluffy expansion of "Sleeping Beauty," this novel conflates the traditional story with that of an American teenage boy. Talia (the princess) has the world's most overprotective parents—not without reason, of course. Seventeen-year-old Jack's parents think about him only when they are criticizing him. When he awakens Tal More...
Jul 26, 2011
Daniel
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What an amazing book. I didn't know if I'd like it or not but, turns out a really good love story. Of course this is a retelling of the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. Talia (beauty) is suggested by an evil fairy that she will die at a prick of a spindle at the age of 16. Of course her parents try and keep her away from spindles and every sharp object known to man. One afternoon while at the tailors shopping for a dress for her 16th birthday, she wanders off into an unkown room that she's ne
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Jul 11, 2011
Pam
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Jack and his friends are on a tour of Europe when they wonder off from their tour. They stumble on a village frozen in time. When he finds a beautiful girl (Talia) who is sleeping he is compelled to kiss her, breaking a curse that awakens her from a 300 year nap. The story follows Jack and Talia as they make their way back to the United States and Talia adapts to life in the modern world. Will it be the perfect love story or will the evil witch who cursed Talia win in the end?
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Jul 11, 2011
Caitlin
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First of all, this was a great book. The story was very well thought out, and definitely entertaining. I wanted to give it five stars, but even while I was reading it, I knew this wasn't quite a five star book.
It took me a while to be able to articulate why I gave this book only four stars. It was sort of like there was something missing...like when someone forgets an ingredient in a recipe. It was almost complete, but not quite, and I kept wondering what was left out, even while I w More...
It took me a while to be able to articulate why I gave this book only four stars. It was sort of like there was something missing...like when someone forgets an ingredient in a recipe. It was almost complete, but not quite, and I kept wondering what was left out, even while I w More...
Jun 26, 2011
Michelle
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Princess Talia of Euphrasia pricks her finger on a spindle, causing the entire kingdom to fall asleep for 300 years. They awaken when Talia is kissed by Jack, a teenager sent by his parents to tour Europe for the summer. A Kiss In Time is obviously a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
I try really hard to write balanced reviews. I try to point out the good with the bad. I'm having a hard time finding the good here. I should start by saying that I really enjoyed Flinn's Beast More...
I try really hard to write balanced reviews. I try to point out the good with the bad. I'm having a hard time finding the good here. I should start by saying that I really enjoyed Flinn's Beast More...
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Jun 07, 2011
Kelly
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The novel Kiss in Time is a magnificent book by Alex Flinn. It is definitely a fantastic twist on the story of Sleeping Beauty and how a kiss, a spindle, and two people, can really change everything! The story starts off about 300 years ago where a Princess named Talia (Spoiled, bratty, and beautiful) was born and was given a curse by the evil witch, Malvolia. The curse stated that she shall prick her finger on a spindle on her sixteenth birthday and that only love's first kiss would awake her
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Jun 05, 2011
Karen
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Another fractured fairy tale from Alex Flinn! This time, it's Sleeping Beauty that gets the modern-day treatment from Flinn. Talia is the princess, and she's no Disney sweetheart. The only child of the King and Queen of Euphrasia in the 1700s, Talia has had the required christening that went bad, with the "prick-your-finger-on-a-spindle" curse from the uninvited witch Malvolia. Talia is whiny, spoiled and selfish -- almost makes you root for the witch! Three hundred years later,
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May 31, 2011
Rea
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A Kiss In Time is the first book I have read by Alex Flinn. I saw this in the library returns section and when I read the back it seemed to be a light hearted fairy tale which I thought would make a change from the books I have read recently. I did wonder if I would enjoy this book as I haven't read a fairy tale for a good 15 years now! It is only 371 pages which makes for a good in between book in my opinion.
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May 28, 2011
Alex
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A kiss in time (as it is quite obvious from the title) is a re-telling of a Sleeping Beauty story.
Talia, over-protected and spoilt young princess of Euphrasia of 18th century falls under a spindle-prickling curse and is awaken 300 hundred years later by a kiss of Jack, typical American teenager of 21st century bored on a study tour in Europe and seeking adventure on his *pardon me* ass.
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Talia, over-protected and spoilt young princess of Euphrasia of 18th century falls under a spindle-prickling curse and is awaken 300 hundred years later by a kiss of Jack, typical American teenager of 21st century bored on a study tour in Europe and seeking adventure on his *pardon me* ass.
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May 21, 2011
Logan
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May 10, 2011
A kiss in time was based on the fairytale Sleeping beauty with a modern twist and an extended ending to after the kiss has awakened the princess. I somewhat enjoyed this book because of its humour and overall idea of the centuries old Princess in the modern day because it was interesting. I wouldn’t say the book was mesmerizingly fantastic because many of the problems, resolutions, and happenings were quite predicable. Also I did not like the characters because they were so typical althou
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Apr 05, 2011
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A modern adaptation of sleeping beauty. At least it didn't end up with the prince kissing the princess, then happily ever after. In this modern adaptation by Alex Finn, he shows what happened next when the prince kissed the princess.
The main reason that I’m not really a fan of fairy tales is that, I don’t believe in love at first sight. For one thing, how can you say that it’s true love when all you know about that person is that he or she is beautiful? I mean it’s just plain too shal More...
The main reason that I’m not really a fan of fairy tales is that, I don’t believe in love at first sight. For one thing, how can you say that it’s true love when all you know about that person is that he or she is beautiful? I mean it’s just plain too shal More...
Mar 27, 2011
Joanie
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Princess Talia of Eurphrasia had a curse placed on her as a child. When she was 16 she would prick her finger on a spindle and die, but a good fairy was able to counter this curse and no, Princess Talia would not die she would merely sleep as would the entire country of Eurphrasia until such a time when Princess Talia would be awaken by true loves first kiss. Fast forward 300 years. Eurphrasia is forgotten. No one knows that this country once existed. Meet Jack. He's in Europe for the summ
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Mar 17, 2011
Jennifer
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Another fantastic modern retelling of a fairy tale by Alex Flinn. I loved this book. Sleeping Beauty is one of my favorite fairy tales, and my favorite Disney princess. At first I disliked Talia because she was very bratty, and Jack was selfish, but they changed throughout the story and I thought the ending was fantastic.
One of the things that struck me the most about this book was Talia's side of the story. Flinn kept the language she used true to her time, and I felt like she actu More...
One of the things that struck me the most about this book was Talia's side of the story. Flinn kept the language she used true to her time, and I felt like she actu More...
Jan 28, 2011
Morgan
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I just finished reading this, and I have to say--it's so cute! The couple of Jack and Talia, well, what's not to love? Talia's a girl who doesn't consider herself to be spoiled, but in fact is, and is kind of a brat. She transforms to a kind, warm-hearted girl who adapts fairly well to this century, going from a girl who believes that men are the ones to do all of the work, to a believer of women's rights and hard work. Jack transforms from a Miami party-boy, although to be honest I never really
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Dec 12, 2010
Splash Of Our Worlds
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To let you know something more about the plot we basically follow the story of Sleeping Beauty when she wakes up. Talia happened to be the Sleeping Beauty 300 years ago, and at the start of the book we see a little of how she found the spindle. Then, we are coming in our time and see how Jack found her and kissed her. That's only the first part of the book. The story continues with Talia following Jack cause she thinks he is her destiny and try to make him fall in love with her while Jack feels
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Dec 06, 2010
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THE STORY
One more trip to a stuffy European museum and this will officially be the worst trip of Jack's life. Would it kill them to take an excursion to the beach? There are girls at the beach. European ones, which means there's the possibility they'll be topless. Much better than a museum.
To avoid a possibly fatal case of boredom, Jack and his friend Travis quickly decide to leave their tour gr More...
THE STORY
One more trip to a stuffy European museum and this will officially be the worst trip of Jack's life. Would it kill them to take an excursion to the beach? There are girls at the beach. European ones, which means there's the possibility they'll be topless. Much better than a museum.
To avoid a possibly fatal case of boredom, Jack and his friend Travis quickly decide to leave their tour gr More...
